Hello again!

Hello! Wifi is working again on my phone, which means I finally get to post about what I've been doing. The days all run together but here are some of the highlights:

Ostrich wrangling. We've had to wrangle two different ostriches three times. To do this, you have to form a big circle around the ostrich and walk the bird to where you want to go. It's a lot harder than it sounds because the ostrich is usually not happy about it and tries to escape. One of the ostriches had eaten a plastic bag which we also had to pull out of its throat. 

Interacting with the girls. The girls are the three lion "cubs" (they're 18 months old). We did a training with them where we led them with sticks through a course where they would have to walk and jump from one platform to the next. They would get meat as a reward for completing the course. We also got to go into their cage and pose with them and pet them as they walked by. It was so cool to be up close with them and watch them just pace or sleep. 

Quad riding. On Sunday we went quad riding. This was of course the day that I got burnt on my arms and legs. Thankfully I was wearing at t-shirt so I didn't get burnt on my shoulders. We saw a few animals during our trip and of course the views were amazing. 

We also went on a game drive around the Glen Afric camp and saw the free roaming animals that live here. There were some baby zebras and wildebeest. We also saw a giraffe and a herd of springbok. Most of these animals were bought from game places and live on the farm. They are pretty much left to themselves but if there are any injured animals they will try to help them. We had a hail storm on Saturday night that was really bad. It injured at least two of the ostriches. One lived in quarantine (the name for the camp where the vollys (volunteers) live) so it could live with its young while they are being looked at while they grow before they are let back on the camp. He got hit in the head by a piece of hail and had to be put down. The other got hit in the head and had its eye damaged. It was out on the camp so we had to move it back to quarantine. 

This week we might be walking with the girls out on the camp which should be amazing! The last week has gone by so quickly. I'll be excited to go home but will definitely miss this place. 

Hopefully the wifi will continue to work... If not, see you when I get to London!

London Calling

Hello from London! London has been a blur! By the time I board my flight to Johannesburg, I will have been up for 30+ hours plus or minus an hour or two that I slept on the plane. 

For my layover, I did the Original London Tour which was great! It's a hop on hop off tour that takes you basically all around London. Our guide told us a lot of facts about London, none of which I will remember because I've had no sleep. ;)

Special thanks to Patti, Sheila, and Sadie for recommending the hop on/off tours. It was especially nice because it was colder and rainier than I had planned for and so I was freezing most of time BUT I could still view the city from the safety of a somewhat warm bus. 

London was gorgeous even in the rain and I would love to come back for more than just 14 hours. 

See you all in JoBurg!